Investing Show: Should investors worry about the US election, banks and a 'hard Brexit'?

Investors are carefully eyeing up the prospects for the US election, while also worrying about European banks and a ‘hard Brexit’.
Do they need to be concerned? Simon Lambert, of This is Money, Richard Hunter, of Wilson King IM, and Nick Batsford, of TipTV, take a look in the latest episode of the Investing Show.
And on this fortnight’s show they are joined by iShares chief strategist EMEA Ursula Marchioni to discuss the trends that she’s seen investors follow this year and what the prospects for the future are.
Ursula also talks us through how to position a portfolio with ETFs and take... read more

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